HODGDON, Maine — A logging truck that partially overturned on Route 2A in Hodgdon stopped traffic for four hours Tuesday evening.
According to Sgt. Jeffrey Clark of the Maine State Police, Larry Belanger, 58, of Mapleton was driving a 2005 Freightliner Tractor Trailer that hauling logs, when his rig went off the road as he attempted to make a left-hand turn off Winship Road onto U.S. Route 2A at 5:30 p.m.
The rear rear wheels of Belanger’s log trailer slid down a steep ditch causing the trailer to roll over on to its driver’s side. The tractor did not completely roll over, but did leak diesel fuel, Clark said.
Both lanes of Rt. 2A were completely blocked for over four hours while crews from Westerdahl’s Garage and Brewer’s Garage set the tractor trailer unit back on its wheels. The vehicle had minimal damage and was able to be driven from the scene.
Trooper Eric Sucy investigated the case. Speed was not determined to be a factor and no charges were filed in the case. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection was notified because of the diesel spill.
The Maine Department of Transportation and Linneus Fire Department assisted with the accident. There were no injuries.
